Test your understanding of prostate cancer by answering the following quiz questions:
1. Which of the following is NOT a risk factor associated with prostate cancer?
A. High dietary intake of red meats
B. Family history of prostate cancer
C. Inactivity
D. BRCA2 gene mutation
2. Estrogen has been shown to lead to premalignant lesions in the prostate.
A. True
B. False
3. Which of the following statements made by a patient recently diagnosed with prostate cancer indicates an adequate understanding of the disease?
A. My urinary frequency at night is directly related to my prostate cancer.
B. Being African-American did not increase my risk of developing prostate cancer.
C. Maybe if I paid more attention to my signs and symptoms we could have diagnosed my cancer in the early stages.
D. The elevation of PSA in my blood help differentiate BPH from prostate cancer.
4. You’re assessing a patient with late stage prostate cancer. What do you least likely expect the patient to present with?
A. Urinary frequency
B. Bilateral lower extremity edema
C. Rectal bleeding
D. Urinary Retention.
5. Which of the following does NOT lead to the development of prostate tumor cells?
A. Inflammatory damage to the prostate as a result of autoimmune disease.
B. The continuous damage and healing of the prostate activates the immune response which leads to prostate cell proliferation.
C. Recurrent urinary tract infections causing inflammatory response.
D. An age dependent increase in testosterone and decrease in estrogen.